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Friday, October 13th, 2017
NBC SPORTS GROUP’S PRESS PASS – WHAT TO WATCH – OCTOBER 13th – 15th, 2017
(All times ET)
The “Press Pass” on NBC Sports Group Press Box is a quick overview of upcoming program information and highlights from the NBC Sports Group Communications team. For live streaming information on NBCSports.com, and Golf Channel Live Extra, click here.
Friday October 13th
2:30 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA Tour: Champions SAS Championship
3 p.m. on NBCSN – NASCAR Cup Series Final Practice – Talladega
5 p.m. on NBCSN – NASCAR America
7 p.m. on NBCSN – College Hockey: Denver at Notre Dame
9:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Red Bull Global Rallycross Lites – Los Angeles
11 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA Tour: CIMB Classic
Saturday October 14th
6:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Live
6:30 a.m. on Golf Channel – European Tour: Italian Open
7:30 a.m. on NBCSN, Universo – Liverpool v. Manchester United
10 a.m. on NBCSN – Crystal Palace v. Chelsea
10 a.m. on CNBC – Tottenham v. Bournemouth
10 a.m. on NBC Sports Gold – Manchester City v. Stoke City
10 a.m. on NBC Sports Gold, Universo – Burnley v. West Ham United
10 a.m. on NBC Sports Gold – Swansea City v. Huddersfield Town
11:30 a.m. on Golf Channel – LPGA Tour: LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship
12:30 p.m. on NBC, Universo – Watford v. Arsenal
12:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Ironman World Championship – Kona
2:30 p.m. on NBC – Goal Zone
2:30 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA Tour Champions: SAS Championship
3 p.m. on NBC – Red Bull Series – Crandon World Cup
4 p.m on NBCSN – NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying – Talladega
4:30 p.m. on NBC – Red Bull Global Rallycross – Los Angeles
6:00 p.m. on NBCSN – College Hockey: Denver at Notre Dame
8:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Ironman World Championship – Kona
11 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA Tour: CIMB Classic
Sunday October 15th
3:30 a.m. on Olympic Channel – Amsterdam Marathon
6:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Match of the Day
6:30 a.m. on Golf Channel – European Tour: Italian Open
7:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Live
8:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Brighton & Hove Albion v. Everton
11 a.m. on NBCSN, Telemundo – Southampton v. Newcastle
11:30 a.m. on Golf Channel – LPGA Tour: LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship
1 p.m. on NBCSN – NASCAR America
1:30 p.m. on NBC – Countdown to Green
2 p.m. on NBC – NASCAR Cup Series Racing – Talladega
2:30 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA Tour Champions: SAS Championship
6 p.m. on NBCSN – NASCAR Cup Series Post-Race Show
6:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Victory Lap
7 p.m. on NBC – Football Night in America
7:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Red Bull Air Race – Indianapolis
8:20 p.m. on NBC – Sunday Night Football: New York Giants vs. Denver Broncos
12 a.m. on NBCSN – Match of the Day II
1 a.m. on NBCSN – Match of the Week
NFL
NBC Sports’ presentation of Sunday Night Football continues this weekend as Super Bowl 50 MVP Von Miller and the Denver Broncos host two-time Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning and the New York Giants at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. Coverage begins with Football Night in America this Sunday, October 15, at 7 p.m. ET on NBC.
Calling Giants-Broncos are Al Michaels (play-by-play), Cris Collinsworth; and sideline reporter Michele Tafoya.
Football Night in America is hosted by Mike Tirico, who will report on-site from Sports Authority Field at Mile High, and Dan Patrick, who will host from Studio 1 at NBC Sports Group’s International Broadcast Center in Stamford, Conn. Patrick is joined by Tony Dungy, Rodney Harrison, and Mike Florio. Kathryn Tappen will report from Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., on the Steelers-Chiefs game.
NASCAR
NBC Sports Group surrounds the second race of the Round of 12 in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs, with more than 11 hours of trackside coverage this weekend from Talladega Superspeedway, in Lincoln, Ala. Live race coverage from NASCAR’s biggest and baddest track begins this Sunday, October. 15, at 2 p.m. ET on NBC.
During Sunday’s race, Dale Earnhardt Jr. will don NASCAR on NBC’s helmet visor camera, and provide viewers live in-car coverage as he attempts to take home his seventh victory at Talladega Superspeedway.
NBC Sports Group continues its Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series coverage from Talladega Superspeedway with first practice, followed by final practice at 3 p.m. ET on NBCSN. NASCAR America wraps up on-site coverage at 5 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Saturday’s coverage includes qualifying at 4 p.m. ET on NBCSN.
Sunday’s race day coverage begins with NASCAR America at 1 p.m. ET on NBCSN, and continues with Countdown to Green at 1:30 p.m. ET on NBC. Pre-race coverage includes a special feature with three-time NASCAR Cup Series Champion and Stewart-Haas Racing co-owner Tony Stewart.
NASCAR Cup Series racing begins at 2 p.m. ET on NBC. Coverage wraps up at 6:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, with Victory Lap, NBC Sports Group’s NASCAR post-race show.
NBC Sports Group’s lead race announcer Rick Allen will call this weekend’s Monster Energy action, alongside Steve Letarte, and Jeff Burton.
Krista Voda will host pre- and post-race coverage alongside Kyle Petty, and Dale Jarrett. Marty Snider, Kelli Stavast and Dave Burns will report from pit road, alongside features reporter Rutledge Wood.
PREMIER LEAGUE
Second-place Manchester United visit Liverpool in a match between the two most successful clubs in the history of English football, this Saturday, October 14, at 7:30 a.m. ET on NBCSN and Universo, kicking off NBC Sports Group’s Premier League coverage this week.
Derek Rae calls the match in his NBC Sports Group debut, joined by Phil Neville at Anfield. Saturday’s coverage begins at 6:30 a.m. ET with Premier League Live. Rebecca Lowe hosts Premier League Live, joined by Kyle Martino, and Robbie Mustoe.
Live match coverage continues Saturday at 10 a.m. ET with Crystal Palace v. fourth-place Chelsea on NBCSN, and third-place Tottenham v. Bournemouth on CNBC. Also Saturday at 10 a.m. ET, first-place Manchester City make their debut on NBC Sports Gold’s “Premier League Pass,” as they host Stoke City. Also exclusive to NBC Sports Gold on Saturday at 10 a.m. ET: Burnley v. West Ham United, and Swansea City v. Huddersfield Town.
Saturday at 12:30 p.m. ET, NBC and Universo host coverage of Watford v. Arsenal. NBC Sports Group’s lead Premier League play-by-play commentator Arlo White calls the match, joined by Graeme Le Saux.
NBC Sports Group’s Premier League coverage on Sunday, October 15, begins at 7:30 a.m. ET with Premier League Live on NBCSN, followed by Brighton & Hove Albion v. Everton. Sunday at 11 a.m. ET, NBCSN and Telemundo present coverage of Southampton v. Newcastle.
Saturday, October 14th
7:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Liverpool v. Manchester United, commentated by Derek Rae and Phil Neville
10 a.m. on NBCSN – Crystal Palace v. Chelsea, commentated by Jim Proudfoot and Clive Allen
10 a.m. on CNBC – Tottenham v. Bournemouth, commentated by Gary Taphouse and Tony Gale
10 a.m. on NBC Sports Gold – Manchester City v. Stoke City, commentated by Ian Crocker and Andy Walker
10 a.m. on NBC Sports Gold – Burnley v. West Ham United, commentated by David Stowell and Iain Dowie
10 a.m. on NBC Sports Gold – Swansea City v. Huddersfield Town, commentated by Jonathan Beck and Garry Birtles
12:30 p.m. on NBC – Watford v. Arsenal, commentated by Arlo White and Graeme Le Saux
Sunday, October 15th
8:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Brighton & Hove Albion v. Everton, commentated by Jon Champion and Phil Neville
11 a.m. on NBCSN – Southampton v. Newcastle, commentated by Peter Drury and Andy Townsend
Monday, October 16th
3 p.m. on NBCSN – Leicester City v. West Bromwich, commentated by Martin Tyler and Danny Higginbotham
COLLEGE HOCKEY
NBC Sports presents a rematch of last year’s NCAA Division I men’s hockey national semifinal this weekend, when the No. 4 Notre Dame Fighting Irish host the top-ranked Denver Pioneers on Friday at 7 p.m. ET and Saturday at 6 p.m. ET on NBCSN.
Steve Schlanger (play-by-play) and Anson Carter (analyst) will have the call of both games from the Compton Family Ice Arena in Notre Dame, Ind.
MOTORSPORTS
The 2017 Red Bull Global Rallycross championship will be decided this Saturday at 4:30 p.m. ET on NBC, as Scott Speed, Tanner Foust and Steve Arpinv ie for the 2017 GRC Supercars title at the Port of Los Angeles.
Leigh Diffey (play-by-play), Townsend Bell (analyst), and Will Christien (reporter) will call the action from the Port of Los Angeles.
IRONMAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
NBC Sports Group will showcase unprecedented coverage of the 2017 IRONMAN® World Championship live from Kailua-Kona, Hawai`i on Saturday, October 14, on NBC, NBCSN, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app in the United States. Comprehensive coverage of the event begins with the IRONMAN World Championship swim course in Kailua Bay at 12:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, and wraps up with the male and female professional finishes at 8:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN.
AMSTERDAM MARATHON
Live marathon coverage continues with the Amsterdam Marathon on Sunday, October 15, at 3:30 a.m. ET on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA. Live, commercial-free coverage of the Amsterdam Marathon will be streamed with a subscription to NBC Sports Gold’s “Track and Field Pass,” and Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA coverage will be streamed via authentication on NBCSports.com, OlympicChannel.com, the NBC Sports app, and the Olympic Channel app.
GOLF
The Golf Channel presents live coverage of the CIMB classic tonight and Saturday at 11 p.m. E.T.
Play-by-play commentator Rich Lerner is joined by Frank Nobilo (analyst), with Phil Blackmar from the tower. Arron Oberholser contributes from the course.
The PGA TOUR Champions are in North Carolina for the final regular season event at the SAS Championship before the Tour begins the first of three Charles Schwab Cup Playoff events next week featuring the leading 72 players on the regular season money list at week’s end. The Golf Channel presents live coverage of the SAS Championship at 2:30 p.m. E.T. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Whit Waston serves as play-by-play, joined by analyst Lanny Wadkins, with John Mahaffey from the tower, and Billy Ray Brown reporting from the course.
The Golf Channel presents live coverage of the Italian Open on Saturday and Sunday at 6:30 a.m. E.T.
Dominik Holyer serves as play-by-play, joined by analyst Warren Humphreys, with Dale Hayes and Tony Johnstone from the tower, and Julian Tutt reporting from the course.
The LPGA Tour’s Asia swing gets underway this week with the KEB Hana Bank Championship in South Korea. The Golf Channel will have coverage of the Championship Saturday and Sunday at 11:30 a.m. E.T.
Peter Donegan serves as play-by-play, joined by analyst Sandra MacKenzie and Karen Stupples contributes from the course.
